Reply To: Trip Report – Dublin, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta

[NorthernLass]

I’ve been finding it quite difficult to get a true picture of crime and security as I think it’s under-reported so as not to put off tourists, plus most of the local media sources seem to require a subscription.

PV is full of older Americans from what we’ve seen so far, which usually means a place is safe as they seem to be very risk averse when travelling, despite their own domestic issues with violent crime. However, I have found partial news reports about several shootings in the town recently and increased cartel activity due to demand for drugs by tourists, who clearly don’t know or care that they are directly funding murder, torture and kidnapping!